Recruitment Books - Have you read them?

Josh Orendi · #1 06-02-2007, 11:18 AM

Here are 10 books that I've found particularly helpful as a professional fraternity recruiter. The first two are fraternity/sorority recruitment specific, the others offer principles, skills, and techniques that I found transferable to year-round, values-based recruitment. I'd be very interested in hearing from others about books that helped you develop your recruitment style or helped advance your recruitment efforts.

1. "I Heart Recruitment: The Eight Steps to Limitless Possiblity for Sororities" (Coffey & Gendron, 2007)

2. "Good Guys: The Eight Steps to Limitless Possiblity for Fraternity Recruitment" (Mattson & Orendi, 2006)

3. "How to Win Friends and Influence People" (Carnegie)

4. "Never Eat Alone" (Ferrazzi)

5. "Seven Habits of Highly Effective People" (Covey)

6. "100 Ways to Motivate Yourself/Others" (Chandler)

7. "Purple Cow" (Godin)

8. "Tipping Point" (Gladwell)

9. "The Fine Art of Small Talk" (Fine)

10. "Networking Survival Guide" (Darling)

There's a great quote by Charlie "Tremendous" Jones that says, "You'll be the same person in 5 years that you are today with 2 exceptions: The people that you associate with and the books that you read."

carnation · #2 06-02-2007, 11:21 AM

Those aren't the first books written about recruitment. Do a search.

Josh Orendi · #3 06-02-2007, 11:42 AM

Perhaps I should have been more clear. I apologize. The first published books on fraternity/sorority recruitment are listed as #1 & #2 on the list I shared. To my knowledge, there have been no universal books published on Greek recruitment prior to their release. The others are books that I have found helpful as a professional fraternity recruiter.

This would be a great forum for others to recommend books that have impacted their recruitment styles or helped their overall recruitment efforts.

33girl · #4 06-03-2007, 12:58 PM

The Tipping Point is about when trends become "viral." I don't think it has anything that could be applied to Greek recruitment.

Oh, and these books are older than the ones you're pushing:

Ready For Rush: The Must-Have Manual for Sorority Rushees

Rush: A Girl's Guide to Sorority Success

As I stated in another post, we really don't like stealth marketing here, and we are smart enough to pick up on it. So don't.

Senusret I · #5 06-03-2007, 01:07 PM

Lazarus by Rashid Darden will not only get you into a sorority, but it will quite literally make you attractive to the opposite or same sex, whichever rubs your rhubarb.

CutiePie2000 · #6 06-03-2007, 03:13 PM

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Originally Posted by 33girl

Ready For Rush: The Must-Have Manual for Sorority Rushees

Rush: A Girl's Guide to Sorority Success
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33girl, you did a disservice by not posting the accompanying photos of these books' covers!

carnation · #7 06-03-2007, 03:17 PM

at that picture.

I can just see some book like that making the difference in, say, an SEC recruitment. Yeah, right! It'll get you into your #1 group!

SWTXBelle · #8 06-03-2007, 03:19 PM

Suddenly, I feel really, really old.
Do YOU remember Stiff Stuff???? Lord have mercy . . .

dgdramadawg · #9 06-04-2007, 07:17 PM

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Originally Posted by carnation

at that picture.

I can just see some book like that making the difference in, say, an SEC recruitment. Yeah, right! It'll get you into your #1 group!

We found a copy in a closet in the house and had great fun reading it out loud during work week lunches one year! There's a great section on how you won't get a bid if you don't wear makeup, if I remember correctly.